Bryan Morris - Aruba’s Premier Wedding Photographer

A pretty common trend in this internet age that we’re living in, is the use of wedding websites. They’re being used especially for destination weddings. It’s a nice idea to acquaint your guests with the agenda once they’re on island but it’s also especially a nice way to inform them of your preparation for the wedding. It serves as your personal wedding diary.

I’ve compiled a few websites that offer this service.

1. www.weddingwindow.com
2. www.ewedding.com
3. www.wedquarters
4. www.weddingorg.com
5. www.superweds.com
6. www.topweddingsites.com
7. www.wedpagedesigns.com
8. www.amberchic.com

My personal favorites are Amber Chic’s, they make custom websites and add whatever you would like to your website. You will pay a little more compared to the others. Coming in a close second, I like Wedding Window. The options for customization are endless, However it is not a custom website so anyone can customize their template just like yours then it’s no longer custom.

Blessings,

Bryan Morris

My advice to you for saving money and finding the perfect flowers for your wedding,when choosing flowers make sure that they are in season as getting a particular flower to you and they’re not in season is going to cost having them shipped to where you are. Being in Aruba would make it much more pricey as it’s out of season and besides, it has to be shipped in.

Here’s a list of some flowers:

Year Round
Calla Lily, Freesia, Gardenia, Lily, Orchid, Ranunculus, Rose, Stephanotis

Spring
Cherry Blossom, Daffodil, Dogwood, Forsythias, Hellebore, Hyacinth, Lilac, Lily-of-the-Valley, Muscari Armeniacum, Peony, Quince, Sweet Pea, Tulip, Viburnum Macrocephalum

Summer
Astibe, Bells of Ireland, Cosmos, Dahlia, Daisy Delphinium, Farden rose, Gladiolus, Hollyhock, Lady’s Mantle, Larkspur, Marigold, Scablosa, Snapdragon, Violet, Zinnia

Fall
Autumn Leaves, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Hydrangeas, Seasonal berries, Sunflower

Winter
Amaryllis, Anemone, Evergreen, Forced bulbs, Paper-white, Poinsettia

You might not even know how some of these flowers look. No problem at all. Just Google the name in Google Images and you would come up with an image of the flower. For the sake of copyright infringement I wouldn’t be able to post images from Google.

Be Blessed,

Bryan Morris

I want you to repeat after me at the count of three. 1,2,3….. LIFE IS NOT FAIR.

On our short pilgrimage through life it’s one thing I want you to always remember: Life is not fair.

Many times we get this self pity Charlie Brown attitude, ”Why is everybody always picking on me?”
Life is not setup in such a way for you to gracefully waltz through it. It has its mountain tops, it has its valleys and it has its plains. Your mountain top experiences are merely just breaks that you would get from the valleys and the plains.

The next time you find yourself in a tough situation, how would you approach it? Would you stand there and complain? Or would you look at it like it’s an opportunity for growth? I would certainly like to advise you to look at it as an opportunity for growth because, life is not fair.

Take your eyes off of the people around that seem to be moving forward and focus on your own growth.
They’ve not gotten to where they are because they’re exempt from “growing pains” they’ve had their fair share, and believe me they are still dealing with some of it. It would never stop.

Life was not designed to be without turbulence. Every one has it. You might say, If I could only have that million dollars, I’ll be fine. Don’t look too far, just read the tabloids, how many with lots of money is just wasting their lives away. Mainly because they have some underlying problem. (Their own growing pain)

Another might say, if I could only marry that guy I would be fine. You might or might not be happy but the husband that you moved heaven and earth to have is the same person punching the daylights out of you.

And so I can go on and on.

Success is not money or a big house, for it might very well be a big house and not a home. Success is being able to overcome this obstacle course called life. Every challenge you overcome, you mature a little, but don’t celebrate for too long be it known there is another challenge somewhere close up ahead. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a huge challenge as they come in all sizes but they do come.

Life is not fair……however,

Be Blessed,

Bryan Morris

On December 7th, 2007, Juan Martis & Sharline Ras were joined in holy matrimony at Corporate Impact Ministries. Pastor Harold F. Grant was the officiant.

This was my very last wedding for 2007.

The wedding in itself was very intimate, just close friends and relatives. I’ve just covered the ceremony, that was followed by a family dinner.

A few days after they went on a well deserved honeymoon.

I’ve gotten a few minutes with them to create a few portraits before the ceremony.

Sharline feeling all confident with her man.

Sharline walking down the isle with her dad.

Sharline’s dad handing her over to Juan.

Juan & Sharline walking down the remaining of the isle.

At the altar

This is the shot I like the most. This is at the altar taken through some decorations.

Juan Stuttering through the vows.

Sharline laughing at Juan stutter.

Lighting of the unity candle.

Juan placing the rings on Sharline’s hand.

Sharline showing Juan how serious she’s taking this commitment.

The Kiss……

Blessings,

Bryan Morris

Over the holiday season we had our annual Christmas dinner at church. This year we had the kids perform for the first time. Our church is a pretty young church so things are falling in place little by little. I was extra proud of this event as my kids were part of the performance. As a proud parent you know I had to get my camera to cover this. They’ve covered one skit and one song. Very Nice.

The moral of the skit was: Whenever someone fall, most of us for some reason tend to tease them, taunt them, constantly remind them that they fell instead of……

…..Helping them like these good Samaritans are doing.

Here they are dancing the song “We are a little people with a big praise”

Blessings,

Bryan Morris

My wish for us this year is that we stop the insanity and really realize that for this year to really be our year of progress, we should really stop doing the things we do every year and expect different results to the years gone by. It makes absolutely no sense making new year’s resolutions and approaching them the same way as we did years gone by expecting for us not to have to approach 2009 with the same new year’s resolution. 2008 is a year of new beginnings, so let’s change our outlook on life in general and set out to really dominate this year. May this year be your best year ever.

Blessings,

Bryan Morris

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Albert Einstein